Meet Our Clergy & Staff
Priest in Residence
The Priest in Residence is a unique title for Holy Redeemer. Although Fr. Stephen (Steve) Wilson is not the ecclesiastical authority in charge of the congregation, he lives on the church campus, conducts worship on Sundays and provides pastoral support to the congregation.
Fr. Stephen Wilson is a native of Colorado and attended the Church of the Holy Redeemer with his family in the late 1970s. Since September 2008, he has served Holy Redeemer as Priest in Residence. Fr. Wilson graduated from the London School of Economics with a B.Sc. in Economics and received his M.Div. from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston Illinois in 1995. He was ordained priest in the Diocese of Colorado in 1995. Fr. Wilson returned to school in 2004 and received his J.D. from the University of Denver in 2007. Fr. Wilson is an avid gardener, maintains a private law practice, enjoys cycling, and is a long term volunteer and supporter of the St. Francis Center.
Sexton
The Sexton is the care-taker of the church building
Jean A. Bumbakini was born in the Congo and is a Belgium Citizen. He has studied at the Catholic University of Congo, Université du Paris Sorbonne, and Facultés Universitaire St. Louis des Bruxelles. He continues to work on his PhD from Facultés Universitaire St. Louis des Bruxelles in Political Philosophy. His family and he moved to the United States in 2003 and to Colorado in 2006. Mr. Bumbakini works at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Redeemer and St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Fluent in seven languages, he also teaches French at Bridge Linguatec and is involved in issues related to French Africa.
Director of Music and Organist
Kevin Kennedy has been a professional coach and accompanist in the Denver area for many years. After his education at the University of Denver, he taught for many years at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, and then at the University of Denver. He has served as an opera coach at James Madison University in Virginia, and is currently a voice teacher at Red Rocks Community College. He has worked for Central City Opera, Opera Colorado, the Colorado Symphony, and was music director/conductor of the Colorado Ballet in 1992/93. For over 25 years he was music director / organist at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, and held the same position at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception from 1996-97. He maintains a private studio where he teaches voice and coaches singers, some with international careers. Kevin joined us on July 11 as organist and music director for Holy Redeemer. Please give him a warm welcome!
Parish Publications and Communications
Andrea oversees the parish publications and communications.
Andrea Meier was raised in the Episcopal Church and has a Journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin. A Texas native, Andrea moved to Denver in 2007. She has worked in marketing and desktop publishing for TravelHost Magazine, USA Radio Network and various ice skating rinks. Currently, in addition to teaching preschool at an Early Learning Center on the campus of the University of Denver she also enjoys coaching ice skating lessons for people of all ages.
